Day: 1 March 2024

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved PM-Surya Ghar: Free Electricity Scheme with a total outlay of Rs 75,021 crore to install rooftop solar energy and provide up to 300 units of free electricity every month to one crore households. Has given. The Prime Minister launched this scheme on February 13, 2024. The scheme will provide CFA equal to 60 per cent of the additional system cost for a 2 kW capacity system and 40 per cent of the additional system cost for a 2 to…

The Defense Research and Development Organization conducted two successful flight tests of the Very Short Range Air Defense System (VSHORADS) missile from the Integrated Test Range off the coast of Chandipur in Odisha on 28 and 29 February 2024. Both these tests were conducted with a light and mobile launcher operated from the ground. These were aimed at destroying high-speed unmanned aerial targets under various interception scenarios. Both tests accomplished mission objectives during their flights by intercepting and then destroying targets with missiles. The Very Short Range Air Defense System missile is a…

Lakhs of people travel through railway stations every day in India. Now, 150 of these stations have been recognized for providing safe and healthy food options. This achievement has been achieved through the “Eat Right Station” certification program of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI). Some of the major stations that have been certified as 'Eat Right Stations' include New Delhi, Varanasi, Kolkata, Ujjain, Ayodhya Cantt, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Kozhikode, Guwahati, Visakhapatnam, Bhubaneswar, Vadodara, Mysore City, Bhopal, Igatpuri. , Anand Vihar Terminal of Delhi and Puratchi Thalaivar Dr. M.G. of…

Eco-friendly dressing material made for wounds using banana fibers offers a sustainable solution to wound care. India, the world's largest banana growing country, has an abundance of banana pseudo stems, which are thrown away after harvesting. In a pioneering effort, scientists at the Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology (IASST), an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and Technology, have used banana pseudostem, often considered as agricultural waste, into Transformed into eco-friendly wound dressing materials for the treatment of wounds. , Led by Professor Devashish Chaudhary and Professor (Retd)…

The President of India, Smt. Draupadi Murmu inaugurated the newly constructed Eklavya Model Residential School (EMRS) at Badsahi, Mayurbhanj, Odisha. On this occasion, he said that education is very important for the development of the society. That is why the government is opening Eklavya Model Residential Schools for tribal students in remote tribal blocks. Now it is the responsibility of the parents to send their children to school. Senior dignitaries from the Central and State Governments were present on the occasion. Eklavya Model Residential Model School (EMRS) is a flagship scheme of the Government…